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"Technology causes problems as well as solves problems. Nobody has figured out a way to ensure that, as of tomorrow, technology won't create problems. Technology simply means increased power, which is why we have the global problems we face today."
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"We're uncomfortable about considering history as a science. It's classified as a social science, which is considered not quite scientific."
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